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With A Heat Recovery Ventilator, You'll Get Fresh Air For Your Entire Home All Year LongFor homeowners in the South Bay, peninsula and Santa Cruz areas, fresh air is not a given during long, hot summers and chilly winters.
A healthy home depends on an equal amount of air infiltration, a supply of fresh air and exfiltration, a means to exhaust stale air. And with the EPA citing indoor air quality as one of its top five environmental concerns, it’s important for homeowners to use a ventilation system to ensure indoor air quality.
A heat recovery ventilator (HRV) is a unique system that can ensure fresh air year-round.
Here’s how a heat recovery ventilator works:

An HRV has a supply duct with a fan that draws air into the home.

It has a separate exhaust duct with a fan to allow indoor air a way to exit the home.

The system has a heat exchanger at its core, allowing it to recover a portion of the conditioned air.

The incoming air passes through a filter, capturing unwanted pollutants.

As the two streams of air move through the HRV, the two channels of air never meet, but the heat exchanger is able to recover energy (in the form of heat) in the air that’s cycling in or out of the home, depending on the season.

Ensuring ventilation year-round
An HRV has the unique ability to provide fresh air through every season. The name “heat” recovery ventilator might lead you to believe you can only use an HRV during winter; however, that’s not the case. The system is labeled “heat” recovery ventilator because it continuously removes heat.
During winter, it draws heat from the air and puts it back into the system’s supply channel, effectively pre-heating the air. In the summer, it draws heat from the incoming air and exhausts it outside, pre-cooling the air supply.
Need to boost your home’s ventilation? To find out more about how a heat recovery ventilator can help, contact Valley Heating, Cooling and Electrical today! Visit our website for in-depth information on most HVAC topics, or just give us a call at 408-294-6290. We've served South Bay, peninsula and Santa Cruz area homeowners since 1962.
Our goal is to help educate our customers about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about heat recovery ventilators and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.Valley Heating, Cooling & Electrical services the South Bay Peninsula and Santa Cruz areas in California. Visit our website to see our special offers and get started today!